Olympique Lyonnais 1-1 Le Havre: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Ligue 1 Matchday 2 · Saturday 29 August 2026 · Groupama Stadium, Décines-Charpieu · referee F. Letexier · full time
Full time: Olympique Lyonnais 1-1 Le Havre
Olympique Lyonnais and Le Havre drew 1-1 in Ligue 1 Matchday 2 on Saturday 29 August 2026 at Groupama Stadium. The goals: Ally Samatta 74', Loïs Openda 87'.
How the match unfolded
The opening goal came in the 74th minute: Ally Samatta for Le Havre, set up by Fodé Doucouré. Olympique Lyonnais levelled at 1-1 in the 87th minute through Loïs Openda, set up by Zachary Athekame. A late equaliser, and a point saved.
It was 0-0 at half-time.
The referee, F. Letexier, showed 2 yellow cards: 0 to Olympique Lyonnais and 2 to Le Havre.
Olympique Lyonnais: P. Rodrigues Fonseca, 4-2-3-1 · Le Havre: D. Digard, 3-4-2-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.74 for Olympique Lyonnais and 1.73 for Le Havre.
Le Havre created the better chances, 1.73 xG to 0.74, and still did not win. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Olympique Lyonnais had 5 shots on target, Le Havre 4.
Le Havre's goalkeeper made 5 saves.
Olympique Lyonnais had 57% of the ball.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Olympique Lyonnais came into it with 6 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 1.8 and conceding 0.7 a match, with 1.80 expected goals for and 1.08 against, and had won 50% of their matches.
Le Havre came into it with 5 Ligue 1 matches played, scoring 0.8 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 1.70 expected goals for and 1.75 against, and had won 0% of their matches.
Olympique Lyonnais vs Le Havre: the match in numbers
| Olympique Lyonnais | Match statistics | Le Havre |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Ball possession | 43% |
| 0.74 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.73 |
| 15 | Total shots | 12 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 5 | Big chances | 2 |
| 459 | Total passes | 344 |
| 85% | Pass accuracy | 82% |
| 5 | Corners | 5 |
| 7 | Fouls | 16 |
| 5 | Offsides | 3 |
| 9 | Tackles | 19 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 2 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Lionel Mpasi-Nzau (Le Havre), rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Olympique Lyonnais
- Ernest Nuamah 7.3
- Loïs Openda 7.2 1 goal
- Zachary Athekame 7.2 1 assist
- Dominik Greif 7.0
- Tyler Morton 6.9
Le Havre
- Lionel Mpasi-Nzau 7.6
- Ayumu Seko 7.3
- Amir Richardson 7.2
- Ally Samatta 7.2 1 goal
- Djibril Ouziad 7.1
The lowest-rated starter was Nicolás Tagliafico at 6.6. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Olympique Lyonnais: Olympique Lyonnais vs Crystal Palace Thursday 15 October 2026 · Europa League
- Le Havre: LOSC Lille vs Le Havre Saturday 10 October 2026 · Ligue 1
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Questions about Olympique Lyonnais vs Le Havre
What was the score in Olympique Lyonnais vs Le Havre?
Olympique Lyonnais 1-1 Le Havre (half-time 0-0), Ligue 1, Saturday 29 August 2026.
Who scored in Olympique Lyonnais vs Le Havre?
Ally Samatta 74', Loïs Openda 87'.
Did Moneyball predict Olympique Lyonnais vs Le Havre correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Olympique Lyonnais vs Le Havre?
Lionel Mpasi-Nzau, rated 7.6 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Olympique Lyonnais vs Le Havre?
F. Letexier.
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